UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 7, 2012

 

 

 

KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

         
Pennsylvania   000-00121   23-1498399

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

   (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

     
6 Serangoon North, Avenue 5, #03-16, Singapore   554910
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 784-6000

 

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

 

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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On April 4, 2011, Kulicke & Soffa Pte. Ltd. (the “Borrower”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a Facilities Agreement (the “Facilities Agreement”) with DBS Bank Ltd. (the “Lender”). Pursuant to the Facilities Agreement, the Lender agreed to make available to the Borrower the following banking facilities:

 

(i) a short term loan facility of up to Twelve Million U.S. Dollars ($12,000,000) (the “STL Facility”); and

 

(ii) a revolving credit facility of up to Eight Million U.S. Dollars ($8,000,000) (the “RC Facility”).

 

On March 7, 2012, pursuant to the terms of the Facilities Agreement, the Borrower notified the Lender in writing that the Borrower wished to cancel the STL Facility and the RC Facility. The Facilities Agreement was entered into by the Borrower to support the Borrower’s working capital requirements. Given the Company’s current net cash position, the Company believes that the STL Facility and the RC Facility are no longer necessary or in the best interests of the Company. The Borrower has never borrowed any funds under the Facilities Agreement. The STL Facility will be cancelled one week after March 7, 2012 and the RC Facility will be cancelled 30 business days after March 7, 2012. A cancellation fee of Eighty Thousand U.S. Dollars (US$80,000) is payable for the cancellation of the RC Facility.

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

March 12, 2012 KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Jonathan H. Chou  
  Name: Jonathan H. Chou
  Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer